Originally Posted by
DCBob
From an insider, I have it on good authority that there will only be 4 boarding groups on the new United:
Group #1 Uniformed military and those who need "a little extra time" to board.
Group #2 Families with children under 5
Group #3 GS, 1K, 0P, 1P, and 2P
Group #4 Kettles
At the new United, we treat all elites alike!
As far as elite boarding goes, they're basically going back to the PMCO protocol.
If I had to venture a guess, I'd say GA's complained that, with the overwhelming workload imposed on them by SHARES, they sought a simplification of the boarding process.